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flounder ['flaʊndə(r)](a) (in water, mud) patauger péniblement;∎ the dolphin was floundering about in a few inches of water le dauphin se débattait dans quelques centimètres d'eau(b) (in speech, lecture etc) perdre pied, s'empêtrer;∎ I knew I had put my foot in it, but floundered on regardless je savais que j'avais gaffé mais j'ai continué à m'enfoncer lamentablement;∎ somehow he floundered through his speech il est allé tant bien que mal jusqu'à la fin de son discours;∎ the economy is still floundering l'économie est encore instable2 nounIchthyology flet m
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